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KCET · BIOLOGY · STD 11 - 10. Cell Cycle and Cell Division

A bivalent of meiosis 1 consists of

  1. A four chromatids and two centromeres
  2. B two chromatids and one centromere
  3. C two chromatids and two centromeres
  4. D four chromatids and four centromeres
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(A) four chromatids and two centromeres

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(A) four chromatids and two centromeres,
In the first prophase of meiosis 1, a bivalent formed through the pairing of homologous chromosomes, each with two chromatids. This results in a structure with four chromatids and two centromeres (one for each homologous chromosome).